They're calling it the biggest flaw ever in Android phones. If a hacker sends you a picture message and you open it, you could be in trouble. Simply by opening the text messages they can wipe all of your data.
Mobile operating systems have been spreading, extending their reach far beyond merely your phone or tablet. The next battleground might be the dashboard of your car.
Two weeks ago I took the plunge… I was Mr. Android for years and now I am the proud owner of an iPhone. I have been in transition mode since I got the iPhone, trying to learn the ins and outs just like I had to do when I had purchased my first Android phone. The iPhone is a solid, secure phone with tons of great apps to go along with it.
It's amazing how much things have changed in the last decade. Everything is always evolving and what was hot yesterday is old and outdated the next. Take a look at cell phones for example the iPhone and the Android devices that seem to do everything now except make dinner and clean the house. How about social media? There was Myspace and now there's Facebook that has 500 million users , plus Twitt
I fully admit it. My daughter was the first one to download the Angry Birds app on my smart phone. Then over the weekend I was in a local cell phone store and they had it running on an iPad at the counter and I couldn't stop playing it! Talk about addictive!